TY - JOUR
T1 - Stethoconus praefectus (Hemiptera: Miridae)
T2 - First North American records of an old world plant bug predacious on avocado lace bug, pseudacysta perseae (Hemiptera: Tingidae), in Florida
AU - Henry, Thomas J.
AU - Pèna, J. E.
AU - Long, D.
AU - Acevedo, F.
PY - 2009/1
Y1 - 2009/1
N2 - The plant bug Stethoconus praefectus (Distant), a member of the subfamily Deraeocorinae and tribe Hyaliodini, is reported in North America for the first time based on specimens collected on avocado, Persea americana L. (Lauraceae), in South Florida. This predatory mirid, observed feeding on avocado lace bug, Pseudacysta perseae (Heidemann), is only the second lace bug specialist established in the Western Hemisphere. The adult is diagnosed and redescribed; photographs of the adult female, SEM photomicrographs of selected structures, and illustrations of male genitalia are given to help distinguish this species. Preliminary observations on feeding habits and prey consumption of avocado lace bugs are provided.
AB - The plant bug Stethoconus praefectus (Distant), a member of the subfamily Deraeocorinae and tribe Hyaliodini, is reported in North America for the first time based on specimens collected on avocado, Persea americana L. (Lauraceae), in South Florida. This predatory mirid, observed feeding on avocado lace bug, Pseudacysta perseae (Heidemann), is only the second lace bug specialist established in the Western Hemisphere. The adult is diagnosed and redescribed; photographs of the adult female, SEM photomicrographs of selected structures, and illustrations of male genitalia are given to help distinguish this species. Preliminary observations on feeding habits and prey consumption of avocado lace bugs are provided.
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U2 - 10.4289/0013-8797-111.1.98
DO - 10.4289/0013-8797-111.1.98
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:60549097436
SN - 0013-8797
VL - 111
SP - 98
EP - 105
JO - Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington
JF - Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington
IS - 1
ER -